Necktie former and fastener



w. F. OLSON.

I 'NECKTIE FORMER AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1922. 1,431,837. t d Oct- 10, 1922.

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Be it known that 1, WILLIAM FiAOLsoNQai citizen of theUnited States of America, and

a resident of Omaha, in the county 7 .of

5 Douglas and State of Nebraska, :have invented a new and Improved Necktiea Former and Fastener, of which the following is a description.

My invention is intended more particu- 'larly as an improvement on the necktie former and fastener forming the subject matter of a patent granted to'me May 8, 1917,110. 1,225,482. i

The object of the present invention is to provide novel holding means to' be engaged by lateral members of the tie to aid in simulating a tie including a neckband portion.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention. Y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a necktie former and fastener embodying my, invention illustrated in connection with a collar and necktie;

Figure 2 is a frontelevation of the device without the tie and collar;

Figure 3 is an end view of said device.

In forming a practical embodiment of my invention, a bar 10 is formed preferably of resilient wire. At the ends'thereof clamps are formed by bending the material downwardly as at 11 and then returning it on itself as at 12, the terminals 13 being turned over to prevent sharp ends.

Thus, the device is formed of resilient wire and the bar 10 forms a substantially direct connection between depending clamp members hereinafter referred to. The length, that is to say, the height of the clamp members, is such'that the bar 10 will be sustained adjacent to the top of the collar A across the overlapped ends thereof.

The clamp members 11 and 12 are resilient and are in close juxtaposition except at their juncture as at 14, in which they are separated to constitute eyes that will accommodate the relatively thickened edge or seam of the collar at the lower edge of the collar band. The bar 10, in practice, curves in two directions, having a slight curve vertically and laterally. The lateral curvature conforms: approximately to the roundinglines ofthe collar, while the vertical curvature.

tendstoposition thetie-at the center.

. 'lnr-practice, the inner members 12 0f the end-clamps are entered beneath the band a;

of the collar and the device broughtto a po;

sition with the eyes 14 against the lower edge of the band, thus positioning the tie-holding bar 10 near the top of the collar. The terminals 13 lie adjacent to the bar so that the latter is steadied on the collar and firmly held in proper position. Moreover, the device is held in position entirely independent of the collar button.

The foregoing parts correspond with my patented device referred to.

In accordance with my present invention I produce in the bar 10, near the clamps 11, downward bends 15, disposed obliquely so as to flare'downwardly with respect to each other and convergent in a downward direction toward the clamp members 11 in both instances. The outer sides of the bends 15, that is to say, the sides adjacent to the clamp members 11 are joined to merge with said members 11 on curved lines as at 16 to form downwardly disposed loops between the bends 15 and the members 11 at the top.

With the above described device either a bow or a four-in-hand, for example, may be tied but without extending about the collar A. I have shown a four-in-hand tie b in the making of whichside members I) are carried laterally outward from the knot Z2 and past between the outer sides of the bends 15 and the clamp members 11, the material forming said members 6 being returned to the knot b. The downward inclination of the bends 15 prevents lateral members 6 of the tie from slipping downwardly while the loop portions 16 of the holder prevent said members Z) from displacement upwardly, the material of said members 6 being crowded into said loops.

It will be apparent that the tie cannot slip to either side to expose the supporting means when an open collar is worn, the lateral members of the tie coacting with the knot to maintain the tie in position in front of the top bar except at such portions of the bends 15 as are fully covered by the collar. The device permits of the knot being made neatly and not distinguishable from a tie extendingabout the collar.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment ofjmyinvention, .I- do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined the lower'edgeof the neckband of a collar,

s said barhaving downward bends adj acent to said-clamps, said'i-bends. flaring outwardly and downwardly relative to each. other.

As :a new article of manuia-cture, a necktie former comprising a topb'arhaving clamps at the ends adapted to engage under thelower edge oftheoneckband of a collar, said bar having downward bends adjacent to said clampa said bendsbeing inclined to flare downwardly relatively to each other top to said clamps and spaced from the latter to accommodate a portion of the material ofanecktie.

I WILLIAMF. OLSON. .W itnesses Jno. HQPETTIBONE, OLIVER Jl LEWIS.

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